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    In 1992 Nelson Mandela was elected president of South Africa and so the legacy of Mandela began throughout the world. Mandela was sentenced to life in prison for political sabotage in 1964. He was released after serving 27 years, which soon ended the reign of Frederik Willem De Klerk. The movie Invictus is dedicated to telling his inspiring journey as president. Due to the lack of bad leadership from Mandela, Frederik Willem de Klerk becomes the focus of bad leadership. The Law of Navigation…

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    “Perhaps it does not seem to them that we suffer. Perhaps they do not care for it.” (Paton 39) Many people around the world went through some type of oppression. Some of the oppressed united as one to overcome the oppressors. Some as small as a family, others as big as a community. They united to gain freedom from the oppressors. In times of oppression marinating familial and cultural ties within the oppressed group allows its people to retain hope, organize, and gain power by relying on each…

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    constitution which has remained the backbone of the United States’ government for more than 200 years. But indeed, the Articles of Confederation was the first plan of government for the newly independent United States. According to The Library of Congress, the Articles of Confederation served as the constitution of the United States from its ratification on March 1, 1789 until the current constitution’s acceptance on March 4, 1789 (Primary Documents in American History). The Constitution was…

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    power to elect our president, and in turn that president is held responsible for upholding our rights. The election exercise of Congress, is considered legitimate since Representatives and Senators are elected directly by the citizens. In the Congress, power is always determined by the superiority system. In the majority party which is the party which controls the Congress, an individual who has worked for the longest term has the highest power. The only challenge with the superiority structure…

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    In the United States of America each of the 50 states have a state government. Within those states, each county has a government. Throughout history, the courts have played a key role in determining the role of this intergovernmental system. The Courts have been asked time and again to choose between Constitutional commands supporting the national government on the one hand and commands supporting state and local governments on the other (Wise). This situation of no separate sphere for state…

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    Political Socialization

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    Political socialization, a process which a person obtains their political beliefs and values, unknowing or knowingly, families tend to pass on criticism or political views onto their children. When I was in fifth grade I remember my high school sister doing research on her laptop over George Bush. Telling by her puzzled expression I could tell there was something wrong. It wasn’t long when she started talking to her computer screen voicing her opinion over George bush’s thoughts and plans on…

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    laws, confirms or rejects a President, and has the ability to declare war on another country. The legislative branch is made up of 2 bodies of government called the House of Representatives and the Senate. Both these bodies together are called Congress, Congress works together to make laws for our country. The House of Representatives consists of 435 members from all 50 states. The number of…

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    this was taken into account. The Founding Fathers knew they were imperfect and because of that they knew they should limit the power of the government. This in fact the main purpose of the United States Constitution, article one spiels out what the congress can and cannot do. Article two spells out what the president and his or her staff can and cannot do. Article three dictates what the Supreme Court can and cannot do. All three branches of government have power over each other so that no one…

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    bicameral Congress, one house elected by the people, and the other one was by the first house, to be nominated based on population of a state or its financial statue. This plan enhanced the power of the legislature of the government which prevented the state legislation from contradicting the national harmony. On the other hand, state laws could be vetoed by the Congress with the agreement of the Executive and Judicial. The Virginia Plan weakened this state powers and empower the Congress,…

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    Throughout history, there have been numerous wars which have shaped the morals and ideologies of a nation. The American Revolution is one of these wars. A war which established the fundamentals of the American society. These morals along with other factors are the drivers of the United States of America. The American Revolution was a battle in which the 13 original colonies with the French as an ally fought against the British forces which represented the crown. Throughout the war, there were…

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